page_title: Havmanden-class submarine (1911)
hierarchical_section_title: Havmanden-class submarine (1911)
caption_attribution_description: English: Danish submarine "Havmanden". During a patrol on 19th of October 1914 it was fired upon by an unknown foreign submarine. The Danish sub narrowly escaped being hit by two torpedoes. Dansk: Den danske undervandsbåd "Havmanden" på fotografi fra 1914. Den 19. oktober blev den under en patrulje i Kattegat beskudt med to torpedoer af en ikke-identificeret udenlandsk u-båd. "Havmanden" undgik med nød og næppe at blive ramt.
context_page_description: The Havmanden class was a class of six submarines built for the Royal Danish Navy from 1911 to 1914. Also later known as the A class, the boats were designed by the Austro-Hungarian firm Whitehead & Co. of Fiume. The first three submarines were built by the company, while the remaining three were constructed under license in Copenhagen.
  The boats were just over 127 feet long and their armament consisted of two 457 mm bow torpedo tubes, later supplemented with an 8 mm machine gun. The boats had a single shaft and were propelled by a Fiat or M.A.N. diesel engine on the surface and two electric motors while submerged.
  Although there was at least one close call for the class leader Havmanden during World War I, none of the six boats was sunk in service. All six boats of the class remained active in the Royal Danish Navy from their time of construction until 1928, when the first two boats were stricken. The remaining boats were all stricken by 1932. The Havmanden class served as the basis for the Austro-Hungarian Navy's U-20-class submarines built during World War I.
context_section_description: The Havmanden class was a class of six submarines built for the Royal Danish Navy from 1911 to 1914. Also later known as the A class, the boats were designed by the Austro-Hungarian firm Whitehead & Co. of Fiume. The first three submarines were built by the company, while the remaining three were constructed under license in Copenhagen.
  The boats were just over 127 feet (39 m) long and their armament consisted of two 457 mm (18 in) bow torpedo tubes, later supplemented with an 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun. The boats had a single shaft and were propelled by a Fiat or M.A.N. diesel engine on the surface and two electric motors while submerged.
  Although there was at least one close call for the class leader Havmanden during World War I, none of the six boats was sunk in service. All six boats of the class remained active in the Royal Danish Navy from their time of construction until 1928, when the first two boats were stricken. The remaining boats were all stricken by 1932. The Havmanden class served as the basis for the Austro-Hungarian Navy's U-20-class submarines built during World War I.
caption: Havmanden, the class leader of the Havmanden class
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